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NBA STAY AWAY CONFIRMED
NBA players have confirmed they will not compete in the world championships in Athens next month, the organising committee said on Wednesday.
NEBIOLO CONFIDENT STADIUM WILL BE READY
International athletics chief Primo Nebiolo has said he no longer fears the stadium for next year's world championships will not be ready on time.
NBA HEADS FOR LOCK OUT
The National Basketball Association is still on course for its first player lockout.
AEK FACES EURO BAN
Greek club AEK Athens won't be allowed to participate in the upcoming UEFA Cup competition unless its ownership changes by July 1, the Greek Football Federation (EPO) said on Thursday.
PLANNING IS THE KEY FOR ATHENS
The 2004 Olympics in Athens could be a disaster without proper planning, the head of the organising committee said on Thursday.
COURT CLEARS AEK, SLAVIA TO PLAY IN UEFA CUP
British investment group ENIC has said it has won court clearance for AEK Athens and Slavia Prague to play in the UEFA Cup next season.
KELLOGGS TO SPONSOR NBA
Kellogg's and the National Basketball Association have signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement.
CANAL PLUS WINS EURO BASKETBALL RIGHTS
Sports marketing organisation ISL Worldwide has signed an accord giving French pay television group Canal Plus exclusive broadcasting rights in Europe to basketball events from 1999 to 2004.
CHINA CONSIDERS 2008 OLYMPICS BID
Five years after its bitter defeat to Sydney in the race for the 2000 Olympics, China looks ready to bid for 2008.
CLUBS STEP UP OPPOSITION TO FIFA
Europe's leading soccer leagues have taken on world governing body FIFA about releasing players for the controversial Confederations' Cup in January.
OLYMPICS-FLAME TO BE CARRIED THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA
The Olympic torch will travel through some of Australia's most famous landmarks before igniting the cauldron to officially open the Sydney 2000 Games.
NBA DRAFT PICKS HEAD TO EUROPE
With no end in sight to the NBA lockout, overall No. 1 draft pick Michael Olowokandi might go to Europe to play professionally.
GREECE DENIES DELAY IN OLYMPIC PROJECTS
Greece Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos has denied that Athens was lagging behind in preparations to stage the 2004 Olympics.
MALAYSIA CONFIRMS BID FOR 2008 GAMES, SAYS IOC
Malaysia has confirmed it will be bidding to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
IOC CHIEF LAVISHES PRAISE ON BANGKOK ORGANISERS
Olympic boss Juan Antonio Samaranch has lavished praise on Thailand's much-maligned organisers of the 13th Asian Games, describing Sunday's opening ceremony as one of the best he had ever seen.
PARIS BIDS FOR 2008 SUMMER GAMES
The French capital announced it was bidding for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
CHINA SAYS CORRUPTION MAYBE COST BEIJING 2000 BID
Chinese sports officials have waded into the Olympic bribery row, saying Beijing may have been a victim of IOC corruption when it lost to Sydney in the contest to host the 2000 Games.
BOOK CLAIMS SCANDALS AN OLYMPIC TRADITION
The bribery scandal now rocking the Olympic movement would scarcely have shocked its ancient Greek founders.